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Garmin Instinct 3 Solar 50 mm Black with Charcoal Band

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Follow yours

INSTINCT® 3

FEAR NOTHING

METAL-REINFORCED BEZEL

TAKE CHARGE

UNLIMITED BATTERY LIFE WITH SOLAR CHARGING1

BE YOU. KNOW YOU.

24/7 HEALTH AND WELLNESS MONITORING

LIGHT IT UP

BUILT-IN FLASHLIGHT

BOLDLY GO

MULTI-BAND GPS WITH SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY

FOLLOW YOURS

Instinct 3 is the rugged GPS smartwatch that's designed to be worn through anything. Follow yours, wherever the adventure leads.

UNLIMITED BATTERY IN SMARTWATCH MODE WITH SOLAR CHARGING1

DETAILED HEALTH AND WELLNESS FEATURES

SMART NOTIFICATIONS2

BUILT-IN FLASHLIGHT

RUGGED DESIGN

MULTI-BAND GPS WITH SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE

SOLAR CHARGING

Get unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode with solar charging1.

RUGGED DESIGN

Explore confidently with a rugged design, including a 1.1-inch display, 50 mm metal-reinforced bezel and scratch-resistant display.

BUILT-IN FLASHLIGHT

See and be seen with a built-in flashlight, featuring variable intensities and an alternate red light.

24/7 HEALTH AND WELLNESS MONITORING

Make bold moves with health monitoring features, including heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring, Pulse Ox3 and more.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS

Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your compatible Apple® or Android™ smartphone.

MULTI-BAND GPS WITH SATIQ

Navigate confidently with multi-band GPS, featuring SatIQ technology, which delivers superior positioning while optimising battery life.

GO BOLDLY

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

DAILY MOVEMENTS

Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned, floors climbed and more from your wrist4.

HRV STATUS

Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health through heart rate variability while you sleep.

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

Instinct 3 tracks your heart rate, so you can stay in the know all day and night4.

STRESS TRACKING

Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.

MORNING REPORT

Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery, daily calendar, HRV status and more as soon as you wake up. You can even customise your reports theme, data shown and more.

HEALTH SNAPSHOT

Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider.

PULSE OX SENSOR

Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep3.

MINDFUL BREATHING

Start a breathwork activity to track your stress and respiration.

RESPIRATION

See how you’re breathing throughout the day and night.

HYDRATION

Log your daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated.

FITNESS AGE

Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age.

NAP DETECTION

Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and the ideal time and duration they should be.

SMART WAKE ALARM

Wake up more refreshed. The smart wake alarm gently wakes you at the optimal time.

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING

Track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get exercise and nutrition education.

BREATHING VARIATIONS

For a closer glimpse of your health, the breathing variations feature helps you understand shifts in your breathing patterns as you sleep5. These shifts could be related to environment, alcohol, or potential sleep disorders such as sleep apnea.

LIFESTYLE LOGGING

Log behaviours — such as caffeine and alcohol intake — and view reports on how they impact your health in the Garmin Connect™ app.

NUTRITION IN THE GARMIN CONNECT™ APP

Easily track calories and macronutrients, get personalised nutrition recommendations and see reports to follow your progress toward your goals with a Garmin Connect+ plan.

ACTIVITY TRACKING

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS

Track activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.

GARMIN COACH

Train for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with garmin coach training plans for runners and cyclists.

WORKOUT CREATION

Create step-by-step workouts from more than 1,600 exercises in the Garmin Connect™ app, and send them directly to your watch.

INTENSITY MINUTES

Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes.

VO2 MAX

See your current fitness level, and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more.

ALTITUDE AND HEAT ACCLIMATION

See how you’re holding up to the current elevation or heat based on your health metrics.

HIIT WORKOUTS

Track your HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata or custom workouts.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS

View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run or ride.

RECOVERY TIME

Know how long you should recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.

RUCKING ACTIVITY

A dedicated rucking activity profile allows you to enter pack weight.

TRUCKING

For professional truck drivers, enjoy features designed to help promote a healthy lifestyle and simplify the daily tasks of life on the road.

STAY CONNECTED

GARMIN CONNECT

See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more — in this free, zero-subscription app.

GARMIN MESSENGER™ APP

Communicate via two-way text messaging6 on your wrist.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS

Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your compatible Apple or Android smartphone.

GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS

Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.

SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES

If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location7.

CONNECT IQ™ STORE

Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.

LIVETRACK FEATURE

Friends and family can follow your real-time location7 and view preplanned courses.

ABC SENSORS

Navigate your next trail with an altimeter, barometer and 3-axis electronic compass.

GARMIN SHARE

Use this feature to easily share saved locations, courses and workouts with friends’ compatible Garmin devices.

1Assumes all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50000 lux conditions

2When paired with your compatible smartphone.

3This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries.

4Activity tracking accuracy.

5This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Breathing Variations not available in all countries.

6Requires both the sender and receiver of messages to have the Garmin Messenger app installed on their paired smartphones

7When paired with your compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking features requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.

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